Just feed them and they’ll go away How does the Brown Family get itself into these things? There are four kittens under our deck.
Their mother is a Brown Tiger— appropriate, huh?—named Tiggs.
She was dumped on our street. Lots of cats are dumped on our street. Here’s the Brown Family’s strategy for getting rid of cats dumped on our street.
We give them names and feed them. Full Story

Elm Creek history includes peace and war North Elm Cemetery, named for North Elm Creek, is in the northeast part of Milam County, just off FM 485. There are a few scattered homes left in the area that once was home to North Elm Baptist Church and, Common School District No. 56 and the cemetery. Full Story

Can we be ignorant and free? Nope! What must we do to see that Texas children get the best possible education and, in the process, guarantee that employers have a pool of potential employees prepared to meet the challenges of a modern, ever-changing world? Full Story

It’s been a good week for Rockdale
“Energy and persistence conquer
all things.”—
Benjamin Franklin.
I love this week’s front page, if I may say so. There is some “positivity” to it. Since Alcoa announced the closing of its smelter, there has been a pall hanging over this town, but this week ref lects some very good things. Full Story

Watch ‘debt settlement’ industry carefully It is difficult to understand how a company can lower someone’s tax debt. How can hiring a third party company to eliminate owed taxes be legal?
The government can put you in jail and it will if you are caught cheating on your taxes. Full Story